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The Banner
Volume 44, Number 1
Career Night "99
March 3rd
4:30 to
7:30 PM
The 2nd annual collaborative
career fair will be held at the
University of California,
Riverside Student Recreation
Center. Students from
California Baptist University, La
Sierra University, Riverside
Community College, and
University of California,
Riverside will have the opportunity to meet with various business owners throughout the
community.iS'tftf Career Pg. 10
Valentines Day Date Line
bv Markita Harrington
Roman
Valentine's day started
as a pagan festival
dedicated to the pastoral god, Lupercalia.
See Day Pg. 9
Sports
It seemed
like an
ordinary
Tuesday
night on the
California
Baptist
University
campus, but
the gym was radiating an exciting aura. One couldn't help but
look inside and see what was
going on. It seemed like the
whole school was there. People
were everywhere screaming and
chanting. See Sports Pg. 6
Students Address
Concerns at Forum
by Mark Thorsbv
W: "I don't mean to make
a canned answer, but
that's absolutely the
truth,"said Kent Dacus.
On the evening of February
2nd, at six o'clock in the evening,
a California Baptist University
Student Forum was held. Many
administrators were present,
including the University
President, Dr. Ronald Ellis. As
well as administrators, there were
a variety of students and faculty
attending the forum. The assembly was held in the lobby of the
Wallace Book of Life Theatre. A
variety of topics and issues were
tackled. A few of the propositions
discussed were the tuition
increases, the campus improvements, the cafeteria, crime on *
campus, bounced checks, and the
budget cuts that the school made
last semester. There was much
more as well.
"Why was there an increase
as far as tuition and fees?...Like
anything else, costs rise and
things become more expensive to
deliver. I don't mean to make a
canned answer, but that's
absolutely the truth," Kent Dacus
responded to the question of
tuition increase. In general,
Dacus responded that, the tuition
increase is a direct result of a rise
in the price of utilities, the pay-
INDEX
TS & MUSIC 3
ASSMEDS...... : 12
OMMUNITY NEWS....... .-......, 10
LIGION .......: 4
ENTERTAINMENi:............. 8
FEATURES '. i 9
OPINION ............5
RELIGION., 4
SCHOOL NEWS 2
SPORTS 6-7
:
Photo by Matt Fahy
President Ellis answers a wide range of questions at the student forum.
ment of new facilities, and the
future projects of the school. The
administrator also spoke on the
comparison between Cal Baptist
and other Christian Private
schools, noting that CBU still
stands as the lowest of Christian
colleges in respect to tuition and
fees. Overall, the increase was
supposedly an expected necessity
for the University.
The recent crimes which
occurred on campus were discussed as well. Again, Dacus
responded to the question. It was
made apparent that last semester
a rape occurred on campus. As a
rape case is severely personal and
involved two people whom knew
each other, the student body was
not made aware of the crime. In
fact, the decision to keep the
crime confidential was directly
made by Dacus himself. It was
also announced that a few weeks
ago a second crime was committed; an evening college student
was held-up at gun point one
night in the parking lot after
attending classes. Only the faculty and staff were notified. The
Resident Directors of the Smith,
Simmons, and Lancer Arms complexes were also notified. Yet no
student was notified individually
by mail. Neither did the RD of
Smith Hall notify any, or at least
the majority of students. Once
this point was made during the
Forum a number of suggestions
were called out; such as, the notification to students via the mail
box systems. Many students who
attended the forum were upset at
the fact that they were not noti!•-
See Forum Pg. 10
Impeachment Process Exposed
bv Nick Peterson
When the nation learned of
an alleged affair between the
President and his intern, people
started whispering "impeachment." When he dispelled the
rumors, the people were placated
until they learned that he had
deceived them, at which point
they started to openly discuss
"impeachment". When Kenneth
Starr presented his report, after a
collective hurrah by the GOP following the passage of the Articles
of Impeachment.
While the filing of impeachment resolutions is less common
than one might think, resolutions
were filed against President Bush
in 1991, the actual enactment of
impeachment proceedings is
extremely rare. Because this procedure is so rarely seen in actin it
is important to understand the
process.
An impeachment is only a
formal accusation of wrongdoing; it is not, in and of itself, a
removal from office. An
impeached president is still the
president unless he is convicted.
Clinton has been impeached, but
has yet to be removed. Grounds
for impeachment, according to
the Constitution, are "Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors." Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors." Treason and
bribery are fairly self-explanatory, but the .term "High Crimes
and Misdemeanors." Treason
and bribery are fairly self-
explanatory, but the tern "High
Crimes and Misdemeanors" is
left open for wide interpretation.
The impeachment process
begins in the House of
Representatives, where resolu-
See Impeachment Pg. 9
February 5, 1999
Students Honor
Black History
Month
bv Alicia Loveladv
One can usually tell when
February is here; people |_oi
African descent begin wearing
traditional dress, learning extensively about their culture, and
watching more Black movies.
While may people have heard oi
Black History Month and many
celebrate it, not everyone know
the History behind it.
Black History Month was
originally "Negro History Week"
when the movement began in
1926; it was the brainchild of Dr.
Carter G Woodson. Dr. Woodson
was a Harvard-trained Ph.D. He
left mainstream education to pursue the intensive study of the
African experience worldwide.
Dr. Woodson was inspired to
create Negro History Week
because he'd recognized thai
since 11619, there had been a blatant attempt to destroy the knowledge of African history. Africans
of America and elsewhere where
made to believe that as a people
they had made no contribution to
civilization.
Through the implementation
of this week, that progression
into a month-long celebration in
1976, Dr. Carter G Woodson was
trying to dispel some of the
myths and build esteem. He did
not mean for Negro History
Week and/or Black History
Month to be a weeklong or month
long education about African history. He strove to present it as an
apex to scientific study of the
African experience yearlong.
Negro History Week and
Black History Month beings- in
February has nothing to do with
someone giving Black people the
shortest month of the year.
February was the month that Dr.
Carter G Woodson chose because
of the many births of African pioneers, accomplishments and
organizations. For example,
Fredrick Dougless (b. 7 Feb.
1817-d. 20 Feb. 1895); W.E.B.
DuBois (b. 23 Feb. 1868);
Langston Hughes (b. 1 Feb.
1902); Eubie Blake (7 Feb. 1883-
d. 12 Feb. 1983); and the list goes
on.
As this month progresses
many organization and institutions, radio and TV shows will be
giving respect to the celebration
of Black History Month. Please
join us in the celebration on the
Cal. Baptist campus. The
Multicultural Club will be presenting the following events in
Black History Month include:
See History Pg. 10

The Banner
Volume 44, Number 1
Career Night "99
March 3rd
4:30 to
7:30 PM
The 2nd annual collaborative
career fair will be held at the
University of California,
Riverside Student Recreation
Center. Students from
California Baptist University, La
Sierra University, Riverside
Community College, and
University of California,
Riverside will have the opportunity to meet with various business owners throughout the
community.iS'tftf Career Pg. 10
Valentines Day Date Line
bv Markita Harrington
Roman
Valentine's day started
as a pagan festival
dedicated to the pastoral god, Lupercalia.
See Day Pg. 9
Sports
It seemed
like an
ordinary
Tuesday
night on the
California
Baptist
University
campus, but
the gym was radiating an exciting aura. One couldn't help but
look inside and see what was
going on. It seemed like the
whole school was there. People
were everywhere screaming and
chanting. See Sports Pg. 6
Students Address
Concerns at Forum
by Mark Thorsbv
W: "I don't mean to make
a canned answer, but
that's absolutely the
truth"said Kent Dacus.
On the evening of February
2nd, at six o'clock in the evening,
a California Baptist University
Student Forum was held. Many
administrators were present,
including the University
President, Dr. Ronald Ellis. As
well as administrators, there were
a variety of students and faculty
attending the forum. The assembly was held in the lobby of the
Wallace Book of Life Theatre. A
variety of topics and issues were
tackled. A few of the propositions
discussed were the tuition
increases, the campus improvements, the cafeteria, crime on *
campus, bounced checks, and the
budget cuts that the school made
last semester. There was much
more as well.
"Why was there an increase
as far as tuition and fees?...Like
anything else, costs rise and
things become more expensive to
deliver. I don't mean to make a
canned answer, but that's
absolutely the truth" Kent Dacus
responded to the question of
tuition increase. In general,
Dacus responded that, the tuition
increase is a direct result of a rise
in the price of utilities, the pay-
INDEX
TS & MUSIC 3
ASSMEDS...... : 12
OMMUNITY NEWS....... .-......, 10
LIGION .......: 4
ENTERTAINMENi:............. 8
FEATURES '. i 9
OPINION ............5
RELIGION., 4
SCHOOL NEWS 2
SPORTS 6-7
:
Photo by Matt Fahy
President Ellis answers a wide range of questions at the student forum.
ment of new facilities, and the
future projects of the school. The
administrator also spoke on the
comparison between Cal Baptist
and other Christian Private
schools, noting that CBU still
stands as the lowest of Christian
colleges in respect to tuition and
fees. Overall, the increase was
supposedly an expected necessity
for the University.
The recent crimes which
occurred on campus were discussed as well. Again, Dacus
responded to the question. It was
made apparent that last semester
a rape occurred on campus. As a
rape case is severely personal and
involved two people whom knew
each other, the student body was
not made aware of the crime. In
fact, the decision to keep the
crime confidential was directly
made by Dacus himself. It was
also announced that a few weeks
ago a second crime was committed; an evening college student
was held-up at gun point one
night in the parking lot after
attending classes. Only the faculty and staff were notified. The
Resident Directors of the Smith,
Simmons, and Lancer Arms complexes were also notified. Yet no
student was notified individually
by mail. Neither did the RD of
Smith Hall notify any, or at least
the majority of students. Once
this point was made during the
Forum a number of suggestions
were called out; such as, the notification to students via the mail
box systems. Many students who
attended the forum were upset at
the fact that they were not noti!•-
See Forum Pg. 10
Impeachment Process Exposed
bv Nick Peterson
When the nation learned of
an alleged affair between the
President and his intern, people
started whispering "impeachment." When he dispelled the
rumors, the people were placated
until they learned that he had
deceived them, at which point
they started to openly discuss
"impeachment". When Kenneth
Starr presented his report, after a
collective hurrah by the GOP following the passage of the Articles
of Impeachment.
While the filing of impeachment resolutions is less common
than one might think, resolutions
were filed against President Bush
in 1991, the actual enactment of
impeachment proceedings is
extremely rare. Because this procedure is so rarely seen in actin it
is important to understand the
process.
An impeachment is only a
formal accusation of wrongdoing; it is not, in and of itself, a
removal from office. An
impeached president is still the
president unless he is convicted.
Clinton has been impeached, but
has yet to be removed. Grounds
for impeachment, according to
the Constitution, are "Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors." Treason,
Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors." Treason and
bribery are fairly self-explanatory, but the .term "High Crimes
and Misdemeanors." Treason
and bribery are fairly self-
explanatory, but the tern "High
Crimes and Misdemeanors" is
left open for wide interpretation.
The impeachment process
begins in the House of
Representatives, where resolu-
See Impeachment Pg. 9
February 5, 1999
Students Honor
Black History
Month
bv Alicia Loveladv
One can usually tell when
February is here; people |_oi
African descent begin wearing
traditional dress, learning extensively about their culture, and
watching more Black movies.
While may people have heard oi
Black History Month and many
celebrate it, not everyone know
the History behind it.
Black History Month was
originally "Negro History Week"
when the movement began in
1926; it was the brainchild of Dr.
Carter G Woodson. Dr. Woodson
was a Harvard-trained Ph.D. He
left mainstream education to pursue the intensive study of the
African experience worldwide.
Dr. Woodson was inspired to
create Negro History Week
because he'd recognized thai
since 11619, there had been a blatant attempt to destroy the knowledge of African history. Africans
of America and elsewhere where
made to believe that as a people
they had made no contribution to
civilization.
Through the implementation
of this week, that progression
into a month-long celebration in
1976, Dr. Carter G Woodson was
trying to dispel some of the
myths and build esteem. He did
not mean for Negro History
Week and/or Black History
Month to be a weeklong or month
long education about African history. He strove to present it as an
apex to scientific study of the
African experience yearlong.
Negro History Week and
Black History Month beings- in
February has nothing to do with
someone giving Black people the
shortest month of the year.
February was the month that Dr.
Carter G Woodson chose because
of the many births of African pioneers, accomplishments and
organizations. For example,
Fredrick Dougless (b. 7 Feb.
1817-d. 20 Feb. 1895); W.E.B.
DuBois (b. 23 Feb. 1868);
Langston Hughes (b. 1 Feb.
1902); Eubie Blake (7 Feb. 1883-
d. 12 Feb. 1983); and the list goes
on.
As this month progresses
many organization and institutions, radio and TV shows will be
giving respect to the celebration
of Black History Month. Please
join us in the celebration on the
Cal. Baptist campus. The
Multicultural Club will be presenting the following events in
Black History Month include:
See History Pg. 10